Free Woman, you will always cherish the sea!

The Delivery

If you are on my IG you probably know by now that last week I went to Venice but not to see the gondolas but to visit the famous Fincantieri Shipyard and the even more famous Nieuw Statendam before she sets sail. It was an opportunity for me to see the ship before any guests come onboard and to get to know her before I will start to work there in January 2019.

And it was awesome!! I never got to see a ship before delivery. In my mind I had this dry dock image where life for the crew just isn’t the greatest but this 3 days spend onboard a brand new ship, to my surprise, were glamorous.

The food was better than ever, the lounges brand new, the carpet fluffy and my eyes were shinning with joy to see all this beauty.

When I packed, however, it did not cross my mind that there might be some events going on (hey the dry dock image was the only thing I knew) so I packed sneakers, sweaters, coveralls and bulky safety shoes. I was after all a sort of visitor.

You can imagine how underdressed I felt the morning of the Delivery Ceremony when every lady in the room was all high heels and pearls. That did not stop me however to attend the event even if it meant blending in with the press in the back behind monitors and microphones (which proved to be very fascinating to watch too).

That’s awesome. I interned at the Meyer Shipyards in Germany (a whiiiillllleee back) where a lot of the Royal Caribbean ships are being built. So cool to see how it all comes together. Was an awesome experience!